Clinton Reflects on Long Campaign As Contest Enters Final Week
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Hillary Clinton visited the back of her press plane for the first time in weeks after a campaign stop in Rapid City, SD, waxing reflective about the 16-month primary campaign that’s now nearing an end.
“I feel so good about the process, you know? I feel like this has been a really positive, productive primary season in so many ways,” she said. “Maybe we can make it more sensible, but given the rules that we had I feel really good about going through the weekend.”
“We’ll see what the Rules and Bylaws Committee does with Michigan and Florida we’ll see what happens in Puerto Rico, Montana and South Dakota and then we’ll see where we are,” she continued. The Rules Committee meets in Washington on Saturday to determine how to seat the delegates from Florida and Michigan. The Clinton campaign has said it wants all the delegates and superdelegates seated based on the January election results, but has signaled a willingness to compromise.
Clinton also said she feels a sense of accomplishment as the primaries wind down. “I have really enjoyed the process of being able to go out and see this country anew ,” she said. “I did it in an abrivitated way in ’92 but I’ve done it in a much more thorough and comprehensive way, as you have known because you have been with me so much of the time.”
“This is a great, resilient, resourceful country that has been badly led, but the capacitites are all there. We just have to unleash them again.”
Sticking it out to the very end is a clear source of pride for the New York Senator - who has faced daunting delegate math for months. “I feel good because so many people react to my having stayed in. People have been trying to get me out since January, basically, and you know I just wasn’t going anywhere,” she said. “I feel good about that because that’s a reflection of a lot of peoples experience in life.”
“One woman grabbed my hand said ‘I coach basketball you don’t walk off the court until the game is over.’ And people understand that. So I feel really good about all of this. Obviously we’re all exhausted but that goes with the territory.”
Clinton said she’d received a positive response to her memo to superdelegates explaining her case for the nomination — but only once she got back from the South Dakota hinterlands. “We were out of cellphone and black berry range, maybe you weren’t but I was,” she said to one reporter. “We got some [reaction] when we got to Rapid City, we got some good feedback. You know, a lot of people didn’t know what was in it which is obviously why we sent it, because I think there’s some good information in it.”
She also dished on her Mount Rushmore trip earlier in the day, saying she’d added it to her schedule at the last minute because she didn’t want the press corps to miss such an iconic monument. “I though it was extremely cool,” she said. “I was just looking out for you.”
As for the extra sleep she and her traveling press missed out on? “Oh come on, you’re in for a dime you’re in for a dollar. You’re a trooper, you’ve been on this adventure every step of the way, what’s another early morning to go to Mount Rushmore?” she said to one young reporter who’s followed her regularly since November.
“You know I had been there before you were born. I did a lot of things before you were born, thank God you weren’t around or I wouldn’t have enjoyed any of it.”
Next stop after South Dakota: a return trip to Puerto Rico — a prospect the Senator from New York seemed excited about. “Yeah, Puerto Rico was fun wasn’t it fun? ” she said of her trip over Memorial Day weekend. “We’re going back yeah, more dancing, more beaches.”
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Where have all the bloggers gone????
The Clintons are so counterfeit…
She said “productive? I think it’s another mis-speak for destructive.
Clinton needs to get rid of her pants suit, and her tight girdle, and get some RELIEF in the Hawaiian sun with some skimpy bikinis on….and also have Billy boy suntanned her body with oil…Right now she is DELUSIONAL, or maybe suffering from fatigue syndrome….
That is what i was wondering. Did the blank most of us? like the D N C did?
Forgive the Democrats father…they know not what they do.
I am sorry, but I don’t think Poor Hillary has a chance to win. It had been decided by the DNC the day Obama stated he was running. Even in states she has the most voted, the delegates went for Obama. They are also counting the votes for Obama to make sure, If Fl and Mi are counted, it will make him the winner. I can’t see why they are doing this. If Hillary won this time, it wouldn’t hurt them to try to make sure Obama is what he says he is. This is scary for America. Have any of you saw his mother anywhere? Seems he has disowned her. Your mom is always you mom, And I don’t care what your nationality, EVERYONE Should be PROUD of it no matter what. He has both his mom’s and Dad’s blood and he should be proud. And with everything America has given him he should be PROUD of America. Goodness he has more than a lot of us will ever have.
We’re all tired of the Clintons. I think finally she is tired.
Nancy Pelosi was for Obama from the beginning. I hope she is happy when the Democrats lose the general election because no one knows who or what Obama is. Thank you Kennedy, Kerry, Dean and Pelosi for letting me know how your party works so underhanded. To think I was a Democrat for 40 years, what a waste, to know that the public don’t have a say on who the President nominee will be. My vote will go Republican.
It’s been so fun for her to divide the party. Your right Hillary, there’s a process in getting people against one another in the DNC. There’s a process in trying to undermine rules set forth and change them in the middle of the game. You’ve just had a blast and exausted yourself huh.
You know you can’t win unless you cheat. That’s a process you will fight for until the bitter end. WE KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE!
Hillary is misunderstood and judged by people’s perceptions, rather than allowing themselves to have an open mind and see the real her. No matter what the outcome of this election, Hillary stood strong, proved she is a fighter, and I (one of millions of her supporters) loved getting to see her in her real element…. fighting for what she believes in. I’m proud of her, proud that I supported her, and proud that because of her, for the first time in recent history we American’s who call ourselves Democrats, got to see the process played out the way it was meant to be… with every American feeling they were part of selecting the party Nominee. There is not another candidate that was strong enough to stand up and fight for America even when everyone else was telling her that it was over. History will speak for itself and she will be remembered as the strongest candidate in this race.
American Woman.
These blogs have been closed for days.
I’m surprised to see a couple comments.
the rules are the rules, hillary. michigan and florida had their primary to early, you knew that and were ok with it. now you need them to be seated. if your wish comes true, you still won’t Be able to close obama’s lead. simply “QUIT”.
It is amazing how this forerunner, veteran politician has totally blown this nomination. She underestimated the power of her opponent. She did not stay consistent to the issues of her campaign. She did not use the power of the internet. She let her husband speak too much. She kept a liitle girl’s money. I have followed this campaign and I am dumbfounded at her arrogance. She actually thoght the public would vote for her without any forethought. She did not have resources after Super Teusday because she did not think she needed anything. If Senator Obama would be in her place, the media would have laughed him out of this race. I am ready for this to be over. Let us unite and will the general election.
I’m glad to hear the superdelegates gave her a positive response to her memo why she’s the best candidate for the nomination. I hope they make the right choice and nominate her for the presidency. Obama can comeback in 2012 and try again. Right now it’s not the time for his candidacy. There’s too much at stake to have someone like him lead this country.
HILLARY
Thanks for fighting for us, keep up the good work. We love you.
Hillary Clinton, our nex President.
God Bless America.
FOX NEWS IS FAIR & BALANCED
Good job President Hillary!!!
Hillary won Kentucky and West Virginia by a landslide in spite of overspending in ads 3 to 1 by Obama against Hillary. Same thing that happened in Indiana and Pennsylvannia. Obama is expected to win both Indiana and North Carolina since February. But, Hillary won Indiana and cut Obama’s lead in North Carolina from 20% in February down to 14% in spite of ad overspending by Obama.
Wake up media people or wake up superdelegates. Hillary even won consecutively in Ohio, Texas (Obama lost even he was endorsed by the Traitor Bill Richardson), and Pennsylvannia. Not to mention the other big states such as California (Obama lost in California even though Oprah, Maria Shriver, and Katherine Kennedy endorsed him), Massachusetts (Obama lost Massachusetts even though Kennedy and John Kerry endorsed him), Arkansas, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Florida (both of them are in the ballot) that are crucial in November. Hillary has the most electoral college votes based in these big states.
If you want a Democrat to win then Hillary should be the choice. HILLARY WON THE BIG STATES AND THE SWING STATES. If Hilalry is not the nominee, we will vote for McCain. African Americans are so unfair voting 9 to1 against Hillary not like the white people who fair and thinks who is the best candidate. Who is being racial now? This racial thing about Black has been OVERUSED, MISUSED and ABUSED by these people. Obama, the Obama camp, Clyburn, Wright and others can not fool us anymore. Stop this non-sense.
Wake up superdelegates! Wake up media people.
I don’t think Hillary is a conterfeit. I feel she has opened up and has become more human and sincere in the last months. You have to give credit where credit is due. This woman deserves our respect. I, for one will back her.
We’re all taking the summer off.
The bloggers are re-tooling from Operation Chaos to Operation RubBush.
(pronounced almost like “rubbish”)
Counterfeit whatever lol… she’s doing great!
HRC or McCain! 08*
Comment by American Woman
May 29th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Where have all the bloggers gone????
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They are all on their way to the DNC meeting on saturday, hoping to be a part of the biggest estrogen demonstration in US history. LOL
run independent hillary, you can win. now is the time you have the momentum. the dnc has done nothing for you during this primary process. you don’t need them. take your 17 million plus votes, you will pick up independents. and republicans too. hillary clinton independent candidate 08.
Hehe. I couldn’t help but laugh at this story. Hillary reflecting on her campaign? I’m sure she is reflecting on all of the men she had to sleep with in order to get this far into the campaign. The big question is this; who is she going to sleep with next?
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This is the first time after 19 years that I had the right to vote that I participate in the primary season from the beginning to the end. And I’m proud of my candidate of choice Sen. Clinton. I chose her last year in November after I throughly studied her policy. The way her hold herself with grace during the course of this campaign, the way she reach out to every voters at every corner of the country confirms my conviction that she the true leader and the best candidate for the president.
I and 17 million people who voted for Sen. Clinton say we want her to make her case at the convention. And nobody, MSM pundit or the big boss in DNC, has the right to stand in her way.
Saturday will be a bad day for feminism — I feel sorry for the next woman who runs for national office–everyone will be so sour on women candidates after Hillary. She is belittling her candidacy by whining, crying faux foul on sexism, boo hooing her way to sympathy votes, even throwing the Democratic Party under the proverbial bus. I just hope they don’t appear to be a rabid mob. As a woman, and feminist, I am embarrassed by Hillary and her followers–they should be ashamed that they aren’t able to lose with grace.
I am just so glad this is the final week, just think - no more Clintons! no more of their lies, deceits. blah blah blah……… I feel sorry for the poor suckers who fell for all of their bull and voted for her. This has been worth all the wait……Goodbye and good riddance!
Obama 08
the blogs are no longer working
The facts are as such.
1) Clinton was supposed to blow everyone out of the water and win. When you know that’s how it’s supposed to be and you know everyone else knows, it’s embarrassing when it doesn’t happen, and you get angry, bitter, sad, etc.
2) Because of number 1 above, Clinton pulls out all the stops when she starts losing. Everything was fair. She agreed to everything up front. When things didn’t start to go her way, she backtracked, period. She can scream every vote should count now, and if Obama didn’t think he won already, he would be making a good point to show how every vote didn’t count to Hillary until she needed them.
3) Because Hillary let this thing go on so long, there is a ton of bad blood on both sides. Clinton voters will vote McCain if Obama wins and Obama voters probably won’t show up at all if Hillary wins. The “fighter” picture she painted for herself has killed the Dems. She is making damn sure the dems won’t win this election, because it wasn’t handed to her like I’m sure she was hearing for years now. It’s revenge, pure and simple.
One who leads with hope gets the educated, one who leads with fear get the uneducated. It’s that simple. The fact is there are more uneducated than educated, so fear wins, sadly.
I like Obama, but don’t think he’s a god. He’s a politician who I should question every step of the way just like any other politician. Remember, politicians work for you, not the other way around. Stop worshiping the ground these people walk on. It only hurts the system by doing so.
Something is wrong with the blogs. Fox has us turned off.
American Woman
Which probably proves my point that the majority were paid by Clintons, FOX or Republican Party.
Which Probaby proves my point that the bloggers you don’t see now were probably paid Clinton, FOX or Republican Party bloggers.
I think even Hillary is coming to grips with the reality of this race. It`s over.
noquarterusa.net/blog/ (copy and paste)
Eveyone has got to see the video posted today…Another of Obama’s spirtual advisors…
//noquarterusa.net/blog/
Great New Video Posted Today…
Fox.
Please open the blogs.
Thank you.
Jo Anne.
I will never vote Oboma!!!
Comment by American Woman
May 29th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Where have all the bloggers gone????
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Good question. Been wondering the same thing myself. Don’t know if it is Fox or not.
Clinton said she’d received a positive response to her memo to superdelegates explaining her case for the nomination…”
As she should, being the stronger Democratic candidate for the general election as well as the most qualified for the Presidency.
Americn Woman,
I haven’t been able to blog in days what is going on?
McCain should be ashamed of himself - How bad is your positions if you need to “hide” the fact that the President is at your fund raisers - pityful
I don’t trust this invitation to iraq, it sounds like a trap to me.For all we know his competitors want him to go so something terrible happens to him, if he must go i urge him to take all necessary precautions and then some to ensure his safety. Obama is allready a very important figure to many of us and we cannot afford for anything to happen to him. That’s probably waht hillawitch is waiting for.
I don’t trust this invitation to iraq, it sounds like a trap to me.For all we know his competitors want him to go so something terrible happens to him, if he must go i urge him to take all necessary precautions and then some to ensure his safety. Obama is allready a very important figure to many of us and we cannot afford for anything to happen to him.
McCain should be ashamed of himself - How bad is your positions if you need to “hide” the fact that the President is at your fund raisers - shame
I have noticed the Obamanuts never say that he is more electable. I guess even they know he isn’t and don’t really have an argument.
KEEP Fighting Hillary - MILLIONS VOTE for YOU - otherwise obama would of won already!
The press has been a disgrace to Hillary - WHY should she even bother talking to them - look how they treated her after the dirty political tricks obama did on the RFK “story” - shameful!
Keep Fighting for FL & MI - ALL the way to the convention - Remember it was OBAMA that BLOCKED the RE-VOTES in both states - this would all be over by now -
OBama is a FRAUD!
People are probably tired of trying to blog, and their reasonable comments are not posted.
I’ll try this time.
Regarding this statement: “One woman grabbed my hand said ‘I coach basketball you don’t walk off the court until the game is over.’ And people understand that.
That analogy is so true when you are in competition with an opposing team, i.e. Democrats vs Republicans. However, when you and your opponent are on the same Democratic team, then the coach has to remove the player who is playing in such a way that they may cause the whole team to lose.
now are we stuck with MR PUPPET MAN obama….I will vote for McCain…the democratic party has been sending emails for money…I said I will give to McCain…for shoving this inexpereinced idiot down our throats….there is no CHANGE here…same ol same ol
Wonderful news–she received good responses to her letter to the superDs. She is by far the more experienced and more electable candidate. If the superDs don’t see that, they must be blind. Hillary has the number behind her, and no amount of nattering by the other side can change that.
GO HILLARY!
Comment by LJC
May 29th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Clinton said she’d received a positive response to her memo to superdelegates explaining her case for the nomination…”
As she should, being the stronger Democratic candidate for the general election as well as the most qualified for the Presidency.
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The most qualified? Let’s see, the only noteworthy accomplishment of Hillary Clinton was her vote for the war in Iraq. And why is she concerned with superdelagates when she’s now saying it’s the popular vote that should count? Hillary’s greatest strengths are mis-remembering, mis-speaking, pandering, and lying, not necessarily in that order. You must be one of those radical Hillary fundamentalists that think Hillary is the stronger candidate because Karl Rove says so… fools!
Something is blocking us from blogging - don’t think it is “the Clintons” as someone said but I will never vote for Obama - I have many many many names on my ANYBODY BUT OBAMA pledge sheet, there are so many people that are going to write in, stay home or vote for McCain because of the unfair bull that happened to Hillary. Howard Dean, Kerry, Kennedy and that whole DNC good ole boy group can stuff it. Stay focused - don’t vote for “BO” he stinks - no experience, liar, racist, Anti-American jerk.
Blogging is being blocked - doubt if is Hillary camp as most of us are for her, maybe BO, don’t trust anything about him, would never vote for him and I have gathered many many signatures on my Anybody But Obama Campaign Pledge sheet - many are staying home, many are jumping ship and voting for McCain and many many many of them are writing in Hillary.
The closer Obama comes to the nomination, the closer we look at McCain.
where have all the bloggers gone, they have finnally shut up . hillary clinton is the
best woman to be president. she is smarter the oboma or mccain . sure hope that the super delegates will see that is is the best person to beat mccain . obama is such a big fake. i will never vote for him. everyone that i talk to says that if hillary is not on the ballot that they will vote for mccain rather than oboma. he thinks he is so smart, but he does not know that there is only 50 states. please help us if he get elected
She says nothing about this ending…..
I hope they have opened up the blogs again. I doubt that Obama will go to Iraq. That is to dangerous for him and his whinny supporters. Clinton needs to stay in until the convention. I like many others will never vote for Obama.
Democrats for McCain08
Counting the minutes until Hillary is gone from the news…………….what a relief it will be to not have to see or hear the clintons anymore….they are old tired news…..
Fight on to the end Senator Clinton… To the Convention if need be!
I thinks its sad tha McCain has lobbyist only looking out for themselves.
its all coming to light now. he wont win with those type of cronnies.
he voted 90 % of the time for Bush policies. He is the third Bush term.
Time For Change, It`s no different than Obama`s closed San Francisco event, where he gave his famous “bitter” speech. The press was locked out of that one.
During his trip to Iraq maybe Obama will swing by Ramallah and give Nasser Shaer a hug and a kiss.
He should bring Bush and Clinton Family with him
Comment by MARCOS NJ 2 NC
May 29th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
I don’t trust this invitation to iraq, it sounds like a trap to me.For all we know his competitors want him to go so something terrible happens to him, if he must go i urge him to take all necessary precautions and then some to ensure his safety. Obama is allready a very important figure to many of us and we cannot afford for anything to happen to him.
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Repeat after me….I am wee todd it, sofa king wee todd it
Maybe Obama will swing by Ramallah and give N@sser Sh@er a hug and a kiss
KEEP FIGHTING HILLARY - MILLIONS ARE VOTING FOR YOU - otherwise obama would of won already - BUT - he has NOT!!
This would all be solved and over BUT
OBAMA BLOCKED RE-VOTES IN FL & MI!!! Guess he does not need those states - or -
PA, WV, KY or the MILLIONS of Hillary Supporters - Better Think Again!
The end is near, and we are sad. We are in for a hard ride in the future!
I just love when Mc Cain spanks Obama on foreing policy
I’m a strong Hillary supporter who’s not paid, unfortunately for me. Actually I’m an anti Obama supporter of any one who IS NOT Obama. I hope a miracle happens and BO does not get the nom.
Goooooooooooo HILLARY, I will never vote for Obama and do not know anyone voting for him. Democrats for McCain if Obama is the nominee.
HILLARY or McCain
Larry Sinclair is going to destroy Obama. Hoping for breaking news anytime.
MCCoy voted ninety percent of the time in the past 8 years for Bush policies.
No thank you ,not another McBush term.
obama 08
Go Obama 08
i will vote Obama
Go Obama 08 !
Time for Change - Obama didn’t invite the media when he made his “famous” speech in San Francisco about the middle class people that got him into so much hot water. What’s the difference in that and what McCain did? NONE - I get so angry when I think of all the things that Senator Clinton and Senator McCain have had the media make so much hullabaloo about when BHO has done the EXACT same thing and it’s okay. That’s the only reason I’m glad this is coming to an end, which may not be until the convention, is that at least there won’t be any reason for bias like we’ve had to put up with the last 16 months. I can guarantee they won’t let up on Senator Clinton any more than they’ve let up on Bill Clinton for the last 8 years. They are intimidated by the Clinton’s because they are truly Americans who care about the American people and Barack HUSSEIN Obama cares only about himself and his Muslim friends. NEVER< NEVER, Obama, I’d vote for a rattlesnake first.
yogo ob 08
Sure , Obama “is very important”, ha, ha, ha…
He is a Macias!?; boy how many stupid people are in USA!
Don’t worry about littla bama boy getting hurt when he goes to Iraq (IF he does). He already has so much secret service men around him, (WHICH he ASKED for early on in his campaign). He’s in no more danger than Senator Clinton or Senator McCain. The only difference is he is such a coward.
Comment by MARCOS NJ 2 NC
May 29th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
I don’t trust this invitation to iraq, it sounds like a trap to me.For all we know his competitors want him to go so something terrible happens to him, if he must go i urge him to take all necessary precautions and then some to ensure his safety. Obama is allready a very important figure to many of us and we cannot afford for anything to happen to him.
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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!
i’m just wondering who he is going to pick as a VP…it is going to be hard to find someone with less experience !!!!!!
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!
ExT
Comment by MARCOS NJ 2 NC
May 29th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
I don’t trust this invitation to iraq, it sounds like a trap to me.For all we know his competitors want him to go so something terrible happens to him, if he must go i urge him to take all necessary precautions and then some to ensure his safety. Obama is allready a very important figure to many of us and we cannot afford for anything to happen to him.
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what a bunch of tripe!
i’m just wondering who this guy is going to pick as a VP…it will hard to find someone with less experience
ExT
i’m just wondering who obama is going to pick as a VP…it will hard to find someone with less experience
ExT
I just love it when Mc Cain schools Obama on foreing policy
I can’t figure out what has happened to our country. Do we really want someone like Obama and his wife in the White House????? Our economy is in bad enough shape. Imagine what he and his wife would do to our country. If Obama wins the Presidential election you might as well say the icing is on the top of the cake and there will be no more of our wonderful country! Yes, I LOVE my country!!!!! GO HILLARY OR MCCAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=NDZiMjkwMDczZWI5ODdjOWYxZTIzZGIyNzEyMjE0ODI=
Mr. Community Organiser HUH ?
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http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=NDZiMjkwMDczZWI5ODdjOWYxZTIzZGIyNzEyMjE0ODI=
Mr. Community Organizer HUH ?
Comment by MARCOS NJ 2 NC
May 29th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
I don’t trust this invitation to iraq, it sounds like a trap to me.For all we know his competitors want him to go so something terrible happens to him, if he must go i urge him to take all necessary precautions and then some to ensure his safety. Obama is allready a very important figure to many of us and we cannot afford for anything to happen to him.
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Repeat after me….I am wee todd it
Turn out the lights Hillbill….Monica is singing
TimeforChange - what? No outrage that Michelle Obama is doing the exact same thing? Oh, I keep forgetting, as long as Obama is doing it it’s ok and he can always try to point the finger at others. However, everytime he points that one finger at either Hillary or McCain he has three pointing back at him for the liar he is.
This girl is sick of Hillary trying to steal this election by any means possible.